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Quantifying the Impact of Tradeon Wages; The Role of Nontraded Goods
Tokarick, Stephen - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
This paper uses an applied general equilbrium model to decompose the effects of changes in trade and technology …-related variables on wages of skilled and unskilled labor between 1982 and 1996 in the United States. The results indicate that trade …-related variables (tariff cuts, improvement in the terms of trade, and the increase in the trade deficit) had little impact on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599575
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Service offshoring, Productivity, and Employment; Evidence From the United States
Amiti, Mary; Wei, Shang-Jin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
This paper estimates the effects of offshoring on productivity in U.S. manufacturing industries between 1992 and 2000, using instrumental variables estimation to address the potential endogeneity of offshoring. It finds that service offshoring has a significant positive effect on productivity in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768861
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The Welfare Implications of Services Liberalization in a Developing Country; Evidence from Tunisia
Jouini, Nizar; Rebei, Nooman - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
model to estimate non-tariff barriers and quantify the impact of services liberalization. The major component of trade … the Euro Area. The paper presents a precise quantitative evaluation of services trade barriers as the difference between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242426
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Liberia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This paper discusses implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) in Liberia. Liberia’s PRS articulates the government’s overall vision and major strategies for moving toward rapid, inclusive, and sustainable growth and development during the period 2008–11. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245748
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Do Interest Groups Affect U.S. Immigration Policy?
Mishra, Prachi; Facchini, Giovanni; Mayda, Anna Maria - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
While anecdotal evidence suggests that interest groups play a key role in shaping immigration policy, there is no systematic empirical analysis of this issue. In this paper, we construct an industry-level dataset for the United States, by combining information on the number of temporary work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263794
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Returns to Human Capital and Investment in New Technology
Luzio, Rodolfo; Dunaway, Steven Vincent; Kaufman, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
This paper presents a simple framework that illustrates the link between skill-based wage differentiation and human capital acquisition given skill-biased technical progress. The analysis points to the economic costs resulting from labor market and income redistribution policies that prevent the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264106
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Global Rebalancing; Implications for Low-Income Countries
Yang, Yongzheng - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
domestic output. However, there could be adverse terms of trade effects on some LICs as the prices of manufactured goods rise … in the long run. The output and terms of trade effects would be significantly amplified if structural adjustment is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369449
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On the Distributive Effects of Terms of Trade Shocks; The Role of Non-Tradable Goods
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
of trade shocks. We show that the employment of resources in activities producing exclusively for the local market … effects of external terms of trade shifts-i.e. no Stolper-Samuelson-type of effect. By extending the model to the domestic … impact of the terms of trade shift on the economy’s income distribution depends crucially on the use of the tax revenues. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727799
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Morocco; 2005 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Morocco
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that economic growth in Morocco has been volatile and insufficient to significantly reduce poverty and unemployment. Growth averaged 3 percent over the last decade. It has been volatile because of the dependency of agriculture on rainfalls. In 2004,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824903
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Trade Liberalization and Wage Inequality; Evidence From India
Mishra, Prachi; Kumar, Utsav - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
We evaluate empirically the impact of the dramatic 1991 trade liberalization in India on the industry wage structure …. The empirical strategy uses variation in industry wage premiums and trade policy across industries and over time. In … trade policy and changes in industry wage premiums over time. The results are consistent with liberalization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825907